i\u2019m sure that many of you are in the midst of making the recipe that i linked for the chilean corn pie, the elusive passtel de choclo. when i read this recipe yesterday (on cooks.com), i realized that the directions instruct you to “add meat and cook until brown,” but there\u2019s no actual meat listed in the ingredients. i found a recipe that had the meat in it, but decided that nobody was going to attempt to make the dish.<\/p>\n
but today my very astute friend gary e-mailed me and pointed out the lack of meat. plus he\u2019d been much more thorough than me in reading the recipe and noticed that although flour is listed in the ingredients, there\u2019s then no mention of it in the instructions. <\/p>\n
so if you were to attempt to make the recipe, you\u2019d be so frustrated by the mystery meat, not to mention the flour that you\u2019d gone to the trouble of getting out but then not using, that you might just get very discouraged by the whole thing. perhaps somebody is trying to mess with our minds. some kind of evil plot, no doubt.<\/p>\n
anyway, here is a much more authentic recipe by somebody named jose. it seems a little strange, what with the powdered sugar and all, but i bet it\u2019s good.<\/p>\n
Pastel de Choclo (English)<\/p>\n
Dear Cyber-friends:<\/p>\n
…I thought it would be a good opportunity to introduce you to the <\/p>\n
pleasures of the Chilean corn and meat pie (“pastel de choclo”). <\/p>\n
Regards,<\/p>\n
Jose Iribarne<\/p>\n
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CORN AND MEAT PIE<\/p>\n
Serves 12.<\/p>\n
This is a popular Chilean recipe.<\/p>\n
6 large ears of corn, grate the kernels<\/p>\n
8 leaves of fresh basil, finely chopped<\/p>\n
1 tsp. salt<\/p>\n
3 tbsp. butter<\/p>\n
1\/2-1 cup milk<\/p>\n
4 large onions, chopped<\/p>\n
3 tbsps. oil<\/p>\n
1 lb. (1\/2 kg) finely ground lean beef<\/p>\n
Salt and pepper to taste<\/p>\n
1 tsp. ground cumin<\/p>\n
4 hard-boiled eggs, sliced<\/p>\n
1 cup black olives<\/p>\n
1 cup raisins<\/p>\n
12 pieces of chicken, browned in hot oil, seasoned with salt, <\/p>\n
pepper and cumin<\/p>\n
2 tbsps. confectioners\u2019 sugar<\/p>\n
Heat the grated corn, chopped basil, salt and butter in a large pot. Add<\/p>\n
the milk little by little, stirring constantly until the mixture thickens.<\/p>\n
Cook over low heat for 5 minutes. Leave to one side while you prepare the<\/p>\n
meat filling. Fry the onions in oil until transparent, add the ground meat<\/p>\n
and stir to brown. Season with salt, pepper and ground cumin. To prepare<\/p>\n
the pie use an oven-proof dish that you can take to the table. Spread over<\/p>\n
the bottom of the dish the onion-ground meat mixture. Arrange over this<\/p>\n
the hard boiled egg slices, olives and raisins. Put the chicken pieces on<\/p>\n
top, bone the chicken if you like. Cover the filling with the corn<\/p>\n
mixture. Sprinkle the confectioners\u2019 sugar over the top. Bake in a hot<\/p>\n
oven 400 Deg. F (205 Deg. C) for 30-35 minutes until the crust is golden<\/p>\n
brown. Serve at once. In Chile more sugar is served to sprinkle over the<\/p>\n
“pastel” as it is eaten. Serve with “Ensalada Chilena”. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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